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Blessed Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez
Born1538
Mexico City, Mexico
Died3 September 1632
Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Feast3 September

Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez is a catholic saint, beatified in 1867, who lived from 1538 to 1632.[1].

Life

He was born in Mexico and became a member of the Order of St Augustine in 1596. His mission took him to Manila in 1606 and then to Japan in 1612 where he was a Superior for his order. Persecutions of Christians in Japan started in 1617[2]. He was arrested in 1629 and imprisoned in Omura. Bartholomew Gutierrez is mentioned as one of 205 martyrs of Japan. He was scalded in boiling water then burnt alive in Nagasaki [3]

References

  1. ^ "Bl. Bartholomew Gutierrez - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online.
  2. ^ "Augustinian Martyrs of Japan". Midwest Augustinians.
  3. ^ "Blessed Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez". 2 September 2014.